The evening world., 1887-12-21
ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Efforts have been made by several managers to
induce Henry Irving to extend his season in this
country, but up to the present they have been with
out success. Mr.. Irving's receipts In Philadelphia
have been phenomenal.
Chicago In occasionally Electrically interesting.
One OF the OCCASIONS will be next Monday week,
when Henry Irving. Col. McCaulfs +" Begun "
company, - Held by the Enemy " and "The Great
Pink Pearl " and ''Editnas Burglar " will be there
In friendly rivalry.
"Fitznoodle, " the comedy by b. b. Valentine
and Grosvenor Wilson, did bad business In New
Haven, and the company was dlsbanded. This
does not prove that the play Is worthless, as some
times the best attractions do wretchedly during the
week before Christmas. 1t is said that the - Fitz-
noodle - company will be reorganized In three
weeks, when It will open Mt Havlin's Theatre, Gin
cinnati.
II. Clay Miner Is anxious TO secure a theatre on
Broadway, and Is said to have one already In view
with which he hopes to make the necessary ar
rangements very shortly. Mr.. Miners enter
prises are too numerous to detail. Among the
principal are Mrs. James Brown Potter with
apologies TO the lady for calling her an enterprise),
''The Golden Giant" and " Silver King" from
which Mr.. Miner receives royalties.
The entire Kiralfy company left Omaha on Sat
urday night for San Francisco direct. The ON
pany includes eighty people, and Il makes no stop
en- rou'e. hraily' VINO ID ohe oi the snrewuest
men III '"e pio'eaSon' ""e "'e'y ue'o'ou III
week peiore onrs.mas-a "eeA Vi "hi'n al man
ayers are araiu Irom u hhaucin stahupo'h.-'o
ua'eiiihg' IL COMPANY VIM opeh III d Pfan-
cisco on Sunday night In - Deloris.
There Is q rumor anoat IN the theatrical sea.
There generally Is. but this is a particularly inter-
esting one. 1t is to the effect that the Meiningen
narman cntnnany which Harry Il Abhev mas
been booking through the country, may not come
after all. There is still some dificulty regarding
terms, and unless this be adjusted according
to Mr.. Abbey's way OF thinking, the scheme will
be abandoned. The Meiningen people are not easy
to deal with. Wesley Slsson, who went to Ger
many In the interests Of a syndicate to engage
them, returned unsuccessful.
D,on Rouc,cau,t who olosed bia season in Chi.
capo two weeks apo, mas quietly established him
self with his wife at the Barrett House In this city,
where he is now hard At work upon a new Irish
play. Mr.. Boucicault is SAID to have put into this
play what, In the classical parlance of the profess
sion, are called "strong licks," which translated
means effective touches. When the play Is COM
pleted MI. Boucicault will reorganize his company
and viii open in the piece at Worcester, MasA on
Jan. rs, after which he win play In Boston. The
perennial actor declares that this Ia an entirely
original play.
The burlesoue Of .,Faust - has NJ last n metro-
no,,,ap home II will he nroduced nj the Star Tho-
atre for nye weeks. beginning March Cd. following
Mr.. irving at that house. BEFORE thar IL viii be
brouvht ont at the Broad stree, Theatre. Philade,-
mia. nj Mr.. Miner,s Brooslvn Theatre. and in RAJ
t,more Washington. p,ttsbur0 and Cincinnati,
Alter its represen,aIiop in New York II viii
90 n the Hollis street Theatre. Boston. and tbenoe
to San Francisco, 1t said that the cost
NJ the production will be as, OOa Mr.